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Welcome to Rita's Bakery.

Rita's Bakery, located in Knoxville Tennessee, has been family-owned and operated since 1993. We specialize in old-fashioned mouth-watering cakes, pies, petit fours, cookies, brownies, pastries, breads, and cheesecakes.

Do you need a custom dessert for a party or special event? Just let us know the colors or theme of your party, so we can color our yummy buttercream icing to match.

Do you want a cake for someone with hobbies or special interests? Just tell us what you want and we can draw it on a cake. We frost our cakes in old-fashioned buttercream (white or chocolate) or cream cheese icing. We also make caramel, coconut, strawberry, or whipped icing. We charge for decorating on a per-cake basis depending on the design you need. Contact us for custom pricing information.

Cakes

Cakes

Cake Sizes

8-inch Layer(12-14 slices)

9x13(24 2" slices)

12x20(48 2" slices)

caramel

$34

$36

$65

carrot

$33

$35

$64

chocolate

$36

$38

$69

chocolate Italian

$40

$42

$70

coconut

$32

$34

$58

devil's food

$28

$29

$48

German chocolate

$41

$43

$72

hummingbird

$39

$42

$70

Italian cream

$35

$38

$66

red velvet

$33

$35

$64

strawberry

$34

$36

$65

white

$26

$27

$46

yellow

$26

$27

$46

Other Sizes — We do #1 smash cakes for that special first birthday celebration. We also make cute little 4" layer cakes in white, yellow or devil's food. We can make larger (10" or 12") or smaller (6") layer cakes of any flavor by special order.

Tiered/Wedding Cakes — Because we are a small, family-owned bakery, we can only do one tiered cake per weekend, so be sure to call early. We make tiered cakes for 75 servings or fewer, starting at $3.25 per serving. Call 688-5484 to arrange a consultation on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Cheesecakes — We make a variety of flavors in two sizes. Our small cheesecakes (8") serve about 8-10 and large (10") provide about 16 servings. Small cheesecakes are $22, and the large are $34. Give us a call to see what flavors we have available.

Other Desserts

Other Desserts

Petit Fours — Nothing perks up a baby shower like petit fours, and they're a lot easier to serve than cake! We split 2"x2" squares of our cream cheese pound cake with lemon, raspberry or vanilla filling. We just need a 3-day notice and direction about how you want them decorated (rosebuds, baby booties, etc.) They're $2.75 each and we have a one dozen minimum for orders during the week.

Iced Sugar Cookies — Sugar cookies, iced and hand-decorated with our yummy buttercream, are a big hit for birthdays and parties. We can create some especially for you (starting at $2.25) or you're welcome to come check out the seasonal cookies we have on hand in our case ($2).

Cookies — Our cookies are $.50 each or a dozen for $6. Our choices include chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, snickdoodle, or peanut butter. The thumbprint cookies are by far our most popular and can be ordered in the colors of your choice (with advance notice). They are $6 per dozen.

Brownies — We have 4 types: chocolate iced, rocky road, cream cheese, and congo bars (blonde brownies with chocolate chips, caramel, & pecans). They are $2 each. We can quarter them to make brownie bites for $2.25 each.

Pastries — We have a wide selection including cinnamon rolls, scones, strawberry-cream cheese croissants, muffins, fruit-filled puff pastries, & sticky buns. Give us a day's notice and we can prepare a platter for your breakfast meeting.

Decorating Guide

Decorating Guide

There's no charge for an inscription and swirls of color in bright colors or pastels if we choose the colors – if icing colors are specified a $2 charge will be applied.

Our Petit Fours are made from our cream cheese pound cake split with a lemon, raspberry or vanilla filling. The 2"X2" square is $2.75, and decorating is free unless it's a more complex design.

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About

About

Yes, there really is a Rita! She's our mother and most of our recipes come from her! We truly are a family bakery with our siblings helping out with the baking, decorating, box-folding, deliveries, and general errand-running. So, what started out in Grandma's kitchen has become Rita's Bakery!

Call (865) 688-5484 to place your order.

Contact Us

Contact Us

Location:
We are located in Fountain City at 3023 Tazewell Pike in a free-standing brick house directly across the street from National Fitness Center.